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Technology in sport since 1969
Health, Sports & Psychology

Technology in sport since 1969

...composite tennis racquets shook up the sport by allowing greater spin, ball speeds and shot control, quickly rendering their wooden predecessors obsolete. However, a young John McEnroe delivering the immortal line "you cannot be serious" to Wimbledon umpire Edward James provided enough evidence that further technology was needed to overcome bad line calls. In golf the...
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Medicines and personalisation
Health, Sports & Psychology

Medicines and personalisation

...composition and fluid balance can lead to drugs having an enhanced effect. Where appropriate, use medicines only when required, e.g. for pain relief. ‘Older people on multiple medications should have six-monthly consultations to review ongoing need, efficacy and potential harm. Pharmacists are well placed to support patients in these reviews’ Sonal Mehta Regular blood...
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The search for water on Mars
Science, Maths & Technology

The search for water on Mars

...composite image of Mars created using images taken by the Viking orbiters. The planets are not the same size in reality: the Earth is 12742 km diameter, whereas Mars is only 6779 km in diameter. Image credit for both: NASA Water is also the majority component of all living organisms. The human body itself is approximately 60% water, present within blood, muscle, fat and...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
OpenLearn Champions Hub | Hafan Hyrwyddwyr OpenLearn old
Education & Development

OpenLearn Champions Hub | Hafan Hyrwyddwyr OpenLearn old

...DU, gallwn ddarparu addysg o safon byd-eang, gan eich cynorthwyo i gwrdd a’ch amcanion proffesiynol a phersonol. Gyda benthyciadau ffioedd dysgu, cymorth ariannol, ac opsiynau talu wrth fynd ar gael, mae astudio gyda’r Brifysgol Agored yn llawer mwy fforddiadwy na’r disgwyl. Dysgwch ragor * Eligibility rules apply for financial support. / Mae rheolau cymhwysedd yn...
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Bywyd y tu hwnt i'r Ddaear: Y Ddadl Fawr
Science, Maths & Technology

Bywyd y tu hwnt i'r Ddaear: Y Ddadl Fawr

...DU Daearegydd planedau yw Peter ac mae'n defnyddio technegau synhwyro o bell a GIS i archwilio arwynebau planedau. Mae ei waith yn cynnwys ymchwilio i gyd-destun daearegol lleoedd ar y blaned Mawrth sydd fwyaf tebygol o fod wedi gallu cynnal bywyd yn y gorffennol pell. Mae'n arwain gwaith nodweddu daearegol ar Oxia Planum, sef safle glanio cerbyd fforio ExoMars 2022....
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Kimberly Nicholas - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Kimberly Nicholas - Stories of Change

...du Rhone? KN: So when you’re tasting wine, I have learned that actually what we think of as taste is almost entirely smell. We can only distinguish five tastes, sweet, sour, salty, bitter etc. Umami, which is savoury. But our noses are exquisitely sensitive so we can distinguish millions and millions of smells and most of what we’re experiencing when we drink a wine...
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Intermediate French: Understanding spoken French
Languages

Intermediate French: Understanding spoken French

...du groupe, je fais beaucoup rire les gens, apparemment, et puis je pense que je suis aussi la confidente. Ce qui me rend heureuse dans la vie, c’est ma famille avant tout, mes amis et puis aussi ce que je fais dans la vie, c’est à dire mon métier et puis la chanson. Look at the list below while you listen to Peggy. Tick the piece of information that she doesn’t...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Historical perspectives on race
History & The Arts

Historical perspectives on race

...Du Bois in the USA during the early twentieth century; this term is no longer seen as a positive description of identity. [A photograph of W.E.B. Du Bois.] Figure 4 W.E.B. Du Bois (1868-1963), sociologist, activist and author of The Souls of Black Folk. Activity 1 Timing: Allow around 30 minutes for this activity Read the extract below from W.E.B. Du Bois, The Souls of...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs